{{BLP refimprove|date=May 2023}} {{Short description|American music producer and sound engineer}} '''Steven Rinkoff''' is an American Grammy Award–winning record producer, mixer, and sound engineer, best known for his work with songwriter-producer Jim Steinman. He worked with Steinman from 1986 on various projects, in all facets of production (production, mixing, and engineering), and was Steinman's partner in Ravenous Records, a record label.
==Projects== ===Jim Steinman=== * Bonnie Tyler, ''Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire'', 1986, CBS (engineer) * The Sisters of Mercy, "More", ''Vision Thing'', 1990, Elektra (engineer/mixer) * Meat Loaf, ''Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell'', 1993, Virgin (engineer/mixer/associate producer) * Taylor Dayne, "Original Sin", ''The Shadow'', 1994, Universal (recorded/co-producer) * Watershed, ''Twister'', 1995, Epic (producer) * Take That, "Never Forget", ''Greatest Hits'', 1995, RCA (recorded/co-producer) * Bonnie Tyler, "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" and "Making Love Out of Nothing at All", ''Free Spirit'', 1995, EastWest (co-producer/engineer/mixer) * Celine Dion, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now", "River Deep, Mountain High" and "Call the Man", ''Falling into You'', 1996, Columbia (co-producer/engineer) * Tina Arena, ''In Deep'', 1997, Sony (producer/engineer) * ''Whistle Down the Wind'', cast recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber theatrical production, 1998, Uni/Decca (co-producer/engineer) * Boyzone, ''Where We Belong'', 1998, Polydor (mixer) * Boyzone, "No Matter What", 1998, Polydor UK (mixer) * Meat Loaf, ''The Very Best of Meat Loaf'', 1998, Virgin/Sony (co-producer/engineer/mixer) * ''Tanz der Vampire'', theatre cast album, 1998, Polygram (co-producer/engineer) * Marc Anthony and Tina Arena, "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You", ''The Mask of Zorro'', 1998, Sony (co-producer/engineer) * Celine Dion, ''All the Way... A Decade of Song'', 1999, Columbia/Epic (producer/engineer) * Various Artists, ''All Time Greatest Movie Songs'', 1999, Sony (producer) * Luciano Pavarotti and Friends, ''Pavarotti & Friends: For Guatemala and Kosovo'', 1999, Polygram (mixer) * Boyzone, ''Singles Collection: 1994-1999'', 2000, Polydor (mixing) * Nicki French, "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" and "Lovers Again", 2000, Ravenous (mixer) * Tina Arena, ''Souvenirs'', 2001, Sony (producer/engineer) * Various Artists, ''Now and Forever: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Box Set'', 2001, Polydor (producer) * Various Artists, ''Andrew Lloyd Webber Definitive Hit Singles Collection'', 2001, Polydor (mixer) '''(later reissued in 2002 as "Gold" collection)''' * Opera Babes, "Aida", 2002, Sony UK (co-producer/engineer/mixer) * ''Wuthering Heights'', 2003, Ravenous/MTV Movies (recorded/co-producer) * The Dream Engine, 2003–2007, Ravenous Group LLC (producer) * Bonnie Tyler, ''Faster Than the Speed of Night / Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire'' (double-pack), 2004, Columbia (engineer) * The Sisters of Mercy, ''Merciful Release'', 2007, Merciful Release (overdubs/mixer) * Celine Dion, ''Falling into You / A New Day Has Come / Let's Talk About Love'' (three-pack), 2008, Sony (producer/engineer) * Celine Dion, ''My Love: Essential Collection'', 2008, Columbia/Epic (producer/engineer) * ''"Tanz der Vampire": Neue Wiener Fassung'', theatre cast album, 2009, Hit Squad (producer/recorder/mixer) * ''Dans der Vampieren'', theatre cast album, 2010, MVV (producer) * Bat Out of Hell The Musical, Original Cast Recording, 2017, BOOH Label (producer)
===Other=== * Kid Creole and the Coconuts, ''Doppelganger'', 1983, Ze (engineer) * Billy Idol, ''Rebel Yell'', 1983, Chrysalis (engineer) * Marcus Miller, ''Marcus Miller'', 1984, Warner Bros. (assistant) * The Power Station, ''The Power Station'', 1985, Parlophone/EMI/Capitol (engineer) * Al Jarreau, ''Live in London'', 1985, Warner Bros. (engineer) * Robert Palmer, ''Riptide'', 1985, Island (engineer) * Paul McCartney, ''Press to Play'', 1986, Parlophone/EMI/Capitol (engineer/mixer) * Steve Winwood, ''Back in the High Life'', 1986, Island (engineer) * Tina Turner, ''Break Every Rule'', 1986, Capitol (engineer) * Journey, ''Raised on Radio'', 1986, Columbia (engineer) * Lone Justice, ''Shelter'', 1986, Geffen (engineer) * The Jitters, ''The Jitters'', 1987, Capitol/Canada (engineer/mixer) * Little Steven, ''Freedom - No Compromise'', 1987, Manhattan (engineer) * Warlock, ''Triumph and Agony'', 1987, Vertigo/Polygram (mixer) * The Brandos, ''Honor Among Thieves'', 1987, Relativity (mixer) * They Eat Their Own, "Video Martyr", ''They Eat Their Own'', 1987, Relativity (mixer) * Motörhead, "On the Road", 1980's, GWR (mixer) * Platinum Blonde, ''Contact'', 1987, CBS/Canada (mixer) * 4 Reasons Unknown, ''4 Reasons Unknown'', 1988, Epic (engineer) * Til Tuesday, ''Everything's Different Now'', 1988, Epic (engineer) * ''Married to the Mob'', 1988, Orion Pictures (music production) * The Feelies, ''Only Life'', 1988, A&M (producer/engineer) * The Fat Boys, "Are You Ready For Freddy", ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master'', 1988, Tin Pan Apple (mixer) * Rod Stewart, "Lost in You" (12" version), ''Out of Order'', 1988, Warner Brothers (mixer) * The Bangles, "I'll Set You Free," ''Everything'', 1988, Columbia (engineer) * Face to Face, ''One Big Day'', 1988, Polygram (engineer/mixer) * John Zorn, ''Spy vs Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman'', 1988, Elektra/Musician (engineer) * Joe Henry, ''Murder of Crows'', 1989, Coyote/A&M (mixer) * Paul McCartney, ''Flowers in the Dirt'', 1989, Parlophone/EMI/Capitol (engineer) * The Grapes of Wrath, ''Now and Again'', 1989, Capitol/Canada (mixer) * Phoebe Snow, ''Something Real'', 1989, Elektra (engineer/mixer) * George Benson, ''Tenderly'', 1989, Warner Bros. (engineer) * The Golden Palominos, ''A Dead Horse'', 1989, Celluloid (engineer/mixer) * Tom Cochrane and Red Rider, ''The Symphony Sessions'', 1989, LP/Capitol (producer/mixer) * Jodi Bongiovi, ''Jodi Bongiovi'', 1989, Capitol (engineer/mixer) * Eric Clapton, ''Journeyman'', 1989, Reprise (engineer) * Luba, ''All or Nothing'', 1989, Capitol/Canada (mixer) * The Brandos, ''Trial By Fire'', 1990, BMG (engineer/mixer) * Regatta, ''Regatta'', 1990, BMG/Canada (engineer/mixer) * The Bangles, ''Greatest Hits'', 1990, Sony/Columbia (engineer) * Derek and the Dominos, ''The Layla Sessions: 20th Anniversary Edition'', 1990, Polygram (mixer) * Simon Shaheen, ''The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab'', 1990, Axiom (engineer) * Various Artists, ''Illuminations: An Axiom Compilation'', 1991, Axiom (engineer) * Belinda Carlisle, ''Live Your Life Be Free'', 1991, MCA/Virgin (engineer) * N Motion, ''N/Motion'', 1991, Warner Bros. (mixer) * Too Much Joy, ''Cereal Killers'', 1991, Giant/Warner Bros. Records (engineer) * Squeeze, ''Play'', 1991, Warner Bros. (engineer) * The Brandos, "The Solution," ''Gunfire At Midnight'', 1992, SPV (mixer) * The Golden Palominos, ''History (1982-1985)'', 1992, Enigma/Restless (engineer/mixer) * Gregg Alexander, ''Intoxifornication'', 1992, Epic/Sony (producer/engineer) * Helix, ''Back for Another Taste'', 1993, Castle (engineer/mixer) * The Feelies, "Higher Ground" (single), 1993, A&M (producer) * The Velvet Underground, ''What Goes On'', 1993, Raven (engineer) * Axiom Funk, ''Funkcronomicon'', 1995, Axiom (engineer) * Phish, ''A Live One'', 1995, Elektra (technical consultant) * Various Artists, ''New Hits '96'', 1996, Alex (engineer/assoc. producer) * Eric Clapton, ''Blues'', 1999, Polygram (mixer) * George Benson, ''George Benson Anthology'', 2000, Rhino (engineer) * Belinda Carlisle, ''Original Gold'', 2000, Disky (engineer) * Alex Skolnick Trio, ''Last Day in Paradise'', 2007, Magnatude (mixer) * Mick Jagger, ''The Very Best of Mick Jagger'', 2007, Atlantic/Rhino (engineer)
==References== * [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Steve+Rinkoff Steve Rinkoff] at Discogs
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